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PRINCIPAL EVALUATION GUIDEBOOK (DRAFT)

Office of Leadership Development and

School Improvement

October 2018

©Maryland State Department of Education

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Maryland State Department of Education Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D. State Superintendent of Schools Carol A. Williamson, Ed.D. Deputy State Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Justin M. Hartings, Ph.D. President, Maryland State Board of Education Office of Leadership Development and School Improvement

Tiara Booker-Dwyer, Executive Director

Edmund Mitzel, Coordinator of Leadership Development

Dr. Brian Eyer, Leadership Development Specialist

Dr. Marilyn Muirhead m Coordinator for School Improvement

Dr. Mary Minter, School Leadership and Turnaround Support Specialist

Dr. Felicia Lanham Tarason, School Leadership and Turnaround Support Specialist

Laura Liccione, School Leadership and Turnaround Support Specialist

Dr. Li Wang, Data Analyst for Educator Effectiveness and School Improvement

Tara Corona, Continuous Improvement Specialist

Teri Windley, Management Associate

Mid Atlantic Comprehensive Center

Caitlin Beatson, Deputy Director

Larry Hogan, Governor The Maryland State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, or sexual orientation in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For inquiries related to departmental policy, please contact: Equity Assurance and Compliance Office Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595 410-767-0433(voice) 410-767-0431(fax) 410-333-6442(TTY/TDD)

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Table of Contents

Section I: Overview ................................................................................................................ 1

Section II: State Evaluation Model ......................................................................................... 2

Professional Practice ......................................................................................................................2

Student Growth .............................................................................................................................4 Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) ...................................................................................................................... 4 Whole School Measure ......................................................................................................................................... 4

Section III: Conducting Evaluations ........................................................................................ 5

Evaluation Process Description .......................................................................................................5 Step 1 – Orientation ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Step 2 – Self-Assessment ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Step 3 – Goal Setting ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Step 4 – Evidence Collection and Feedback (ongoing) ........................................................................................ 7 Step 5 – Midyear Conference ............................................................................................................................... 8 Step 6 – End of Year Conference .......................................................................................................................... 8

Supporting Growth in Professional Practice ....................................................................................8 Professional Learning and Coaching for Principals ............................................................................................... 8 Performance Improvement Plans ......................................................................................................................... 9

Section IV: Assigning Summative Ratings ............................................................................. 10

Steps to Calculate Summative Rating ............................................................................................ 10

Appendix ............................................................................................................................. 11

Appendix A: Principal Evaluation Orientation Template ..................................................................... 12

Principal Evaluation Orientation ...................................................................................................... 12

Appendix B: Self-Assessment Template ................................................................................... 14

Principal Self-Assessment and Goal Setting ....................................................................................... 14

Appendix C: Goal Setting Conference Template ........................................................................ 16

Pre-Evaluation Conference ............................................................................................................. 16 PSEL Goals ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 Student Learning Objective (SLO) Targets ........................................................................................................... 17

Appendix E: Midyear Conference Template .............................................................................. 23

Midyear Conference ...................................................................................................................... 23 PSEL Goals ........................................................................................................................................................... 23 Student Growth Targets ...................................................................................................................................... 24

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Appendix F: End of Year Conference Template ......................................................................... 25

End of Year Conference Template ........................................................................................ 25

Discuss end-of-year professional practice and student growth measures. ...................................... 25 Professional Practice ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Student Growth Targets ...................................................................................................................................... 26

Appendix G: Principal Improvement Plan Template .................................................................. 27

MSDE Performance Improvement Plan – Template ........................................................................... 27 Revisions to the Plan ........................................................................................................................................... 28 Completion of Performance Improvement Plan .................................................................................................. 28

Final Principal Evaluation Calculation Worksheet .......................................................................... 29

Appendix I: Whole School Measure Calculation Worksheet .................................................. 32

Whole School Measure ........................................................................................................ 32

Elementary and Middle School ..................................................................................................... 32

High School .................................................................................................................................. 33

Works Cited ......................................................................................................................... 34

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Section I: Overview In February 2017, the Maryland State Board of Education adopted the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL). The PSEL defines the practice of an effective school leader to support the academic success and well-being of each student. These standards guide administrator preparation, licensure, and evaluation in Maryland. In July 2018, the Office of Leadership Development and School Improvement in collaboration with the Community Training and Assistance Center (CTAC) and stakeholders developed a PSEL rubric. The Maryland PSEL Rubric builds off of the practices identified for an effective leader in the PSEL document by expanding the definition to include practices of highly effective, developing, and ineffective administrators. In October 2018, the Office of Leadership Development and School Improvement released the Principal Evaluation Guidebook. This guidebook is designed to support principal supervisors in facilitating the evaluation process. It offers guidance, strategies, templates, and sample evidence that will support effective evaluation practices. The PSEL standards, rubric, and guidebook serve as a foundation for principal evaluations in Maryland. The goal of principal evaluations is to enhance the professional practice of school leaders to improve student outcomes. Through the evaluation process, principal supervisors will support principals in identifying areas of strength and opportunities for improvement. The principal growth model (figure 2) is one that is focused on professional practice and student growth. Formal observations, data analysis, and actionable feedback helps to inform the customized professional learning for each principal. The summative rating gives an overall picture of the effectiveness level for the principal. This guidebook is a resource that principal supervisors can use in collaboration with principals to support implementation of the PSEL Rubric to enhance the overall performance and effectiveness of principals.

Professional practice and student growth

Formal observations, data analysis, and

actionablefeedback

Summative rating

Figure 2: Principal Growth Model

Professional Standards for Educational Leaders

(PSEL)

•Guides administrator preparation, licensure, and evaluation in Maryland.

Maryland PSEL Rubric

•Defines the practices of highly effective, effective, developing, and ineffective school leaders.

Principal Evaluation Guidebook

•Provides guidance, strategies, templates, and sample evidence to support effective evaluation practices.

Figure 1: The foundation for the evaluation of

Maryland principals includes standards, a

rubric, and a guidebook.

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Section II: State Evaluation Model Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 13A.07.09 and the Education Reform Act of 2010 define requirements for principal evaluations. Principal evaluations must include equally weighted components of professional practice and student growth measures. The professional practice domains include all ten PSEL. Student growth is informed by student assessments and must include multiple measures. Currently, most school systems use student learning objectives (SLOs) to measure student growth. Research suggests that SLOs may not be valid and reliable measures of performance (REL Mid-Atlantic, 2018). As a result, the Office of Leadership Development and School Improvement has convened a workgroup to explore alternatives to student growth measures. This guidebook will be revised once new student growth measures are adopted. Principals are required to be evaluated on professional practice and student growth annually.

Professional Practice The professional practice domains for principals are the ten standards in the PSEL. All school systems must align professional practice domains to the PSEL. To define the rigor required for each standard, the PSEL Rubric was developed. The Maryland PSEL Rubric define practices of school leaders across a continuum from ineffective to highly effective for each standard. Figure 3 provides an “at-a-glance” view of the rubric. Principals are required to be evaluated annually. It is being recommended that all principals be placed on a three year evaluation cycle, engaging in the formal evaluation process for select standards each year. Over the course of three years, principals will be formally evaluated on all ten standards. Each year, local school systems will submit principal evaluation data to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) for each standard that was formally evaluated.

Principals will be formally evaluated on PSEL 10: School Improvement each year. Principals in collaboration with their supervisor will identify a minimum of three additional standards (PSEL 1 – 9) to be formally evaluated on that year. Each of the focus standards for the year will have equal weights. This approach is referred to as the 3 + 1 model (a term developed by Dr. Annette

Campbell Anderson of Johns Hopkins University). It is recommended that both the principal supervisor and principal review school data to determine the standards that will be used in the principal evaluation. The 3 +1 model reduces the breadth of evaluations allowing principals and their supervisors to focus on growth in select areas for each year.

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Figure 3: PSEL Rubric at a Glance

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Student Growth Student growth comprises 50% of a principal’s evaluation. Student growth is defined by the Education Reform

Act of 2010 as student progress assessed by multiple measures and from a clearly articulated baseline to one or

more points in time.

Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) SLOs are the most common form of student growth measures in Maryland. They are intended to focus on student learning, promote critical conversations about instruction and assessment, and use evidence of student growth to guide professional learning experiences that target instructional improvement. An SLO is a specific, rigorous, long-term goal for a whole grade level of students or a student group with an achievement gap that, if narrowed, would result in gains in formative assessment results. SLOs are informed by assessment data. The MSDE recommends that a principal select two SLOs that align with student growth from one of the tested areas in the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP): English language arts, mathematics, social studies, or science. The principal supervisor, principal, and school leadership team must use data from the MCAP as a basis to determine the focus area and student group for the SLO. The team will determine the amount of student growth in alignment with trend data and school goals. It is recommended that teachers of the focused content areas align their SLOs student growth data to the principal’s SLO student growth data. Each SLO shall comprise 17.5% of the principal’s evaluation. The Office of Leadership Development and School Improvement recognizes the limitations of SLOs and the lack of validity and reliability of SLOs as student growth measures. A workgroup is currently exploring alternate options for student growth measures. Revised student growth measures are expected to be released during the 2019-2020 school year. This guidebook will be updated to reflect the revised measures.

Whole School Measure The whole school measure accounts for various quantitative growth measures. The Maryland Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated State Plan1 details Maryland’s accountability framework. Each school will earn a summative score for its performance. It is recommended that school systems use the summative score as part of a formula to determine student growth. Figure 4: State Evaluation Model

1 Maryland ESSA Consolidated State Plan, see Title 1 Part A.4 Statewide Accountability System and School Support and Improvement Activities

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Section III: Conducting Evaluations

Evaluation Process Description The evaluation process is designed to identify areas of promise and growth for the principal supervisor to focus the support to build a principal’s leadership capacity. The evaluation process consists of multiple components which include: an orientation phase, self-assessment, goal setting, midyear conference, and end-of-year evaluation. In order to support improvements to a principal’s professional practice, supervisors are encouraged to utilize each steps of the evaluation process. The evaluation process is illustrated in Figure 5. Figure 5: Evaluation Process

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Step 1 – Orientation The purpose of orientation is to provide principals with an overview of the evaluation process. Principal supervisors may conduct the orientation individually with each principal or in small groups. Principal supervisors will differentiate this phase based on the experience and tenure of their principals. Resources that support the evaluation process, such as the evaluation rubric, will be provided during the orientation. Principal supervisors will discuss evidence collection, rubric ratings, student growth measures, evaluation timeline and process, and the evaluation appeal process. Orientation will occur mid to end of August. A principal evaluation orientation template is included as Appendix A.

Step 2 – Self-Assessment Principals will complete a self-assessment using the PSEL Rubric. Principals will review school level data and identify student growth measures for the school. Self-assessment may occur from August to mid-September. A self-assessment template is included as Appendix B.

Step 3 – Goal Setting Principal supervisors will meet with principals to review the self-assessment and establish performance goals for the school year. Principal supervisors will discuss with principals potential evidence that may be collected to support each goal and any professional learning experiences or support required to meet the goal. A comprehensive review of the school data will occur at this meeting. Student growth targets will be developed and specific action plans for each goal using evidence-based strategies to connect the work of the principal to established outcomes. Milestone data check-ins will be developed at this meeting to monitor progress toward goals. The goal setting conferences will occur mid-September to mid-October. A pre-evaluation goal setting conference template is included as Appendix C.

Data Review and Baseline Information

The successful development of student growth targets requires that principals review baseline data, select an appropriate student population to target, and identify the growth measures. The first step is to review existing data. These data will be used to identify learning content, establish baselines for student growth, and highlight any students or groups of students that require attention. Principals will identify focus areas to provide support or strategies to narrow academic gaps. It is important that principals have teachers focus their SLOs on goals that will support the overarching school goal. The data review process takes place during the first four to six weeks of the instructional interval, or during a comparable period for intervals that are shorter than one year.

Target Selection

Principals identify student populations that are underperforming based on the data review. The target will be set for an appropriate instructional interval, typically a quarter, semester, or year.

Focus on English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics

It is important to consider the focus areas of ELA and mathematics when developing student growth targets. The growth targets can be written to support a school wide focus on literacy and mathematics which are clearly aligned to the outcomes assessed by MCAP.

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Rigor of the Target

The growth target must be rigorous. The leadership team can ask the following questions:

What is accomplished with this growth target? What student group(s) have been identified for the target?

What teacher supports must be in place (professional learning, planning time, etc.) to achieve the goal?

Do the evidence-based interventions fit the intended benefit for students identified to meet the achievement target?

What measures will be used to determine if interventions are being implemented as intended?

What measures will be used to monitor student progress?

What is the interval of time to accomplish the student learning objective?

Student Growth Mid-Point Conference

Principals and their supervisors must regularly monitor progress towards achieving goals. The mid-point conference for student growth provides an established time for principals and principal supervisor to assess benchmark data, reflect on current status of progress, and make adjustments to plans if necessary. This mid-point conference will take place during the Midyear Conference (Step 5) which takes place after the first semester, usually in January or February.

Step 4 – Evidence Collection and Feedback (ongoing) Evidence will be collected by principal supervisors and principals to demonstrate progress towards meeting established goals. Formal and informal observations and evidence collection will be ongoing between September and June. Throughout the process of gathering evidence of principal performance, it is important to distinguish between evidence and activities.

Evidence is the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. Evidence includes objective data versus opinion (Oxford Dictionary).

Activity describes what is happening and being done. To illustrate this distinction, the following table provides both examples and non-examples of evidence. Table 1 Examples and non-examples of Evidence for PSEL

Examples of Evidence Non-examples of Evidence

Agendas, minutes and products from Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings

PLC Meetings

Professional learning curriculum, tools and resources Professional learning institutes

Student learning and achievement data Perceptions of student performance

Plans and materials developed for use in co-teaching settings

Co-teaching practices

Professional learning curriculum including resources and tools to prepare experienced educators as

mentors of novice educators Mentoring and Induction program

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A matrix of examples of evidence for each of the PSEL is included as Appendix D.

Observed and Documented Evidence

Observed evidence includes objective data gathered from direct observation of principals’ professional practice, such as:

Leadership team meetings, parent conferences, teacher conferences, stakeholder feedback, staff meetings, and implementation of building routines.

Documented evidence includes artifacts developed as a direct result of principals’ professional practice, such as:

School improvement plans, teacher observation reports, email communications, school website, meeting agendas, and data maps or action plans identifying leading and lagging indicators of student performance and assessment metrics.

Step 5 – Midyear Conference Principal supervisors and principals will meet individually to review evidence and discuss progress toward the established goals. The midyear conference will occur in January or February. A midyear conference template is included as Appendix E.

Step 6 – End of Year Conference At the conclusion of the school year, principal supervisors will collect and review all documented and observed evidence of principals’ professional practice and student growth to determine a final summative rating. A conference must be held, the principal must receive a copy of the evaluation report, and acknowledge receipt through signature as stated in COMAR (13A.07.09). This is an optimal time for self-assessment/goal setting for the next school year. The end of year conference will occur in June or July. An end of year conference template is included as Appendix F.

Supporting Growth in Professional Practice The evaluation process including the goals, focus standards, and student growth measures may be used to assist principal supervisors with providing customized support and differentiated professional learning experiences.

Professional Learning and Coaching for Principals The use of the PSEL Rubric will assist in the identification of areas in which principals need support, direction, or coaching. In some school systems, the principal supervisor is also the principal coach. In other school systems, the support and coaching come from someone who does not formally evaluate the principal. While either model can be successful, the emphasis in this role is on principal supervisors providing the necessary supports and resources to ensure principals’ success. The principal supervisor role is centered on principal improvement through the use of the results from principal evaluations (Anderson and Turnbull, 2016).

A Word about Inter-rater Reliability

Inter-rater reliability refers to the consistent agreement among raters. Consistent agreement in the rating of performance is essential in order to implement evaluation systems that are fair and equitable. Shared understanding of standards and rubrics, skilled evaluators, and consistent professional learning supports to calibrate raters around their interpretation of standards related to any given performance is essential to a quality evaluation system. (Principal/School Leader Quick Guide)

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Performance Improvement Plans COMAR 13A.07.09.08 requires that principals who earn an overall rating of ineffective must be given an opportunity to appeal their rating in accordance with Education Article §4-205(c)(4). The improvement process is designed to support principals’ growth in their professional practice in order to improve their school and increase student achievement. It is recommended that if a principal receives an ineffective rating an improvement plan be developed to support growth and improve professional practices. It is the discretion of the principal supervisor to identify less than effective performance in any standard and to implement a performance improvement plan to support the principal. When a principal supervisor identifies a principal in need of improvement, the performance improvement plan is designed and shared with the principal. It is suggested that a conference be held in order for the principal supervisor to identify growth areas as well as the strategies necessary to improve professional practice. The performance improvement plan includes key components to support the improvement and professional growth of the principal. The improvement plan includes, but is not limited to the following:

An identification of growth areas from the evaluation rubric;

Measurable goals to improve performance to the effective level;

Specific targeted learning experiences designed to address growth areas;

Identified resources needed to support growth in specified area;

Evidence, either documented and/or observable, to demonstrate improvement in practice;

A timeline for completion of the activities including interim progress supports and monitoring; and

A signed and dated record of the steps completed by the supervisor and principal.

If the plan is developed and shared with the principal before the conference, the process will allow each participant to prepare in advance. This will allow for collaborative discussion during the conference, at which time the supervisor can amend the performance improvement plan with feedback from the principal. At the conclusion of the conference the final copy will be signed by both principal supervisor and the principal. A principal improvement plan template is included as Appendix G.

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Section IV: Assigning Summative Ratings The final rating in the evaluation process is a composite of the professional practice and student growth measures. The combination of all the factors will produce a final evaluation score and determine the rating of the principal as highly effective, effective, developing, or ineffective. This process assists principal supervisors with the identification of growth areas, and from this a support plan can be developed to support the principal. Turnbull, Riley, and MacFarlane (2015) established that school systems need to shift from the idea of weeding out principals to developing strategies using standards and student outcome data to determine requisite support and professional learning experiences.

Steps to Calculate Summative Rating Step 1: Use the Final Principal Evaluation Calculation Worksheet (Appendix H). Step 2: Enter the year-end ratings for professional practice measure in Table 1 and calculate the final points. Step 3: Enter the student growth measure final ratings for SLO 1 and 2 in Table 2 and calculate the final points. Step 4: Enter the whole school measure, provided by your local school system data office, in Box 2 of Table 2. Step 5: Calculate the final points in box 3 of Table 2. Step 6: In Table 3 of the Final Principal Evaluation Calculation Worksheet (Appendix H) enter the total points for the Professional Growth Measure and the Student Growth Measure. Step 7: Add the total points in Table 3 to get a final score. Step 8: Use Table 4 to assign a final overall rating for the year based upon the total point scores in Table 3.

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Appendix

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Appendix A: Principal Evaluation Orientation Template

Principal Evaluation Orientation The purpose of the orientation is to provide an overview of the evaluation process that principals will experience, the timeline, and requirements.

Evaluation Process Description Date

Dates are Suggested

Orientation Develop a clear understanding of the evaluation process, theory behind the process, and what to expect.

August 31st

Self-Assessment

Principals will review the Maryland Professional standards Rubric and rate themselves on each standard in the evaluation.

September 15th

Pre-Evaluation Conference

Principal supervisors will meet with each principal to discuss self-evaluation results. Together they will determine the standards that will be addressed over the course of the next three years, the evidence that will be collected, and student growth targets.

October 15th

Formal and Informal Observations / Evidence collection

Evidence will be collected through formal and informal school visits conducted by the principal supervisor. A visit may include classroom observation, attendance at meetings, and informal discussions with stakeholders. Support/coaching will occur based upon the visits.

Ongoing throughout the school year

Midyear Conference

Prior to the midyear conference principals will self-assess progress toward established goals, midyear rating on the evaluation rubric, and progress on student growth measures. Principals will collect evidence to support the ratings and progress. Principals and principal supervisors meet to discuss the self-assessment and evidence collected. Next steps will be developed for the end of the year evaluation.

February 15th

End-of-Year Conference

All data will be reviewed at this conference. A summative rating will be determined by the principal supervisor and goals for the next school year will be discussed.

July 15th

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Orientation Checklist (Check off each item that was reviewed during the orientation) _____ Timeline and expectations have been reviewed.

______ PSEL standards and indicators have been reviewed.

______ PSEL Rubric has been reviewed.

______ Self-assessment process has been reviewed.

______ Pre-evaluation conference expectations have been reviewed.

______ Discussion of the types of evidence that is needed to support ratings.

______ Middle and end of the year conference expectations have been reviewed.

______ The formula for final calculation of principal evaluation has been reviewed.

______ Support for principal meeting established goals have been discussed.

Principal’s Signature: _________________________________

Date: ___ / ___ / ______

Principal Supervisor’s Signature: _________________________________

Date: ___ / ___ / ______

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Appendix B: Self-Assessment Template Use the Self-Assessment Template to reflect on your professional practice for all 10 standards to give a holistic approach to the evaluation process. Feedback from this template will be used to formulate the focus of the three standards, in addition to standard 10, for the yearly evaluation cycle.

Principal Self-Assessment and Goal Setting Use the PSEL Rubric to complete this task.

1. Review the PSEL Rubric which describes practices of a highly effective, effective, developing, and ineffective school leader. 2. Determine your self-assessment rating from the rubric. 3. Set a goal(s) for the rating you want to achieve for each standard by the end of the school year. 4. List the supports (professional learning experiences) you need to meet the goal.

Principal Name: _______________________________ School Name: _______________________________

School Year: _____-_____

Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) Rubric

Self-Assessment Rating

(Highly Effective, Effective, Developing,

Ineffective)

Goal Setting Rating

(Highly Effective, Effective, Developing,

Ineffective)

Support/Professional Learning Needs

Standard 1: Mission, Vision, and Core Values

Standard 2: Ethics and Professional Norms

Standard 3: Equity and Cultural Responsiveness

Standard 4: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Standard 5: Community of Care and Support of Students

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Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) Rubric

Self-Assessment Rating

(Highly Effective, Effective, Developing,

Ineffective)

Goal Setting Rating

(Highly Effective, Effective, Developing,

Ineffective)

Support/Professional Learning Needs

Standard 6: Professional Capacity of School Personnel

Standard 7: Professional Community for Teachers and Staff

Standard 8: Meaningful Engagement of Families and Community

Standard 9: Operations and Management

Standard 10: School Improvement

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Appendix C: Goal Setting Conference Template

Pre-Evaluation Conference Determine the goals/targets and next steps at this conference.

PSEL Goals

Goal Standard Number

Goal Setting Rating

(Highly Effective, Effective,

Developing, Ineffective)

Evidence to Support Meeting Goal Support/Professional Learning Needs

Goal 1: School Improvement

10

Goal 2:

Goal 3:

Goal 4:

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Student Learning Objective (SLO) Targets Targets must be written as SMART goals and informed by state assessment data.

SLO Target: SMART Goal Justification for Goal Evidence-Based Strategies Milestone Data

Target 1:

Target 2:

Principal’s Signature: _________________________________ Date: ___ / ___ / ______

Principal Supervisor’s Signature: _________________________________ Date: ___ / ___ / ______

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Appendix D: Examples of Evidence to Meet Rigor Defined in the PSEL Rubric The table identifies sample evidence that could be observed or collected to meet the rigor defined in the PSEL Rubric. This list is not exhaustive nor intended to be

used as a checklist (Each bullet describes observed behaviors with samples of documented evidence).

PSEL Maryland PSEL Rubric Descriptors - Effective Sample Evidence

Standard 1: Mission, Vision,

and Core Values

Effective educational leaders

develop, advocate, and enact

a shared mission, vision, and

core values of high-quality

education and academic

success and well-being of

each student.

● Collaboratively develops and implements a student-centered mission and vision that are aligned with the school system’s mission, vision and well-being of all student groups. (a, f)

● Uses data and input from stakeholders to inform the development of a mission and vision that promotes effective organizational practices, high-quality education, and academic success for each student. (b)

● Articulates and advocates a core set of values that defines the school’s culture, vision and mission and stress the imperative for student-centered education, high expectation and student support; equity, inclusiveness, and social justice; and continuous improvement. (c)

● Reviews and evaluates stakeholder (e.g. parents, teachers, students, community members) feedback and other data sets regularly and collaboratively to identify strengths, address challenges, and modify the school mission and vision, as needed. (d, e)

Collaborates with school staff and diverse community groups to define and build commitment to the vision and core values of the school (e.g. Sources of communication – meeting agendas, social media, agendas, newsletter; documented community partnerships that align to mission, vision and core values; Evidence of collaborative stakeholder engagement)

Communicates the vision and core values in order to establish high expectations for student performance and well-being (e.g. School mission, vision, and core values statements; back to school night presentations)

Implements a cycle of data collection and review

and develops a process for continuous

refinement of the vision and core values of the

school (e.g. Data and root cause analysis

documents; School Improvement Plan)

Standard 2: Ethics and

Professional Norms

Effective educational leaders

act ethically and according to

professional norms to

promote each student’s

academic success and well-

being.

Makes the well-being of students the fundamental value in all decision making and actions1. (a, c)

Places students at the center of education and accepts responsibility for each student’s academic success and well-being. (c)

Promotes ethical and professional behavior among faculty and staff aligned with the school system’s code of conduct and professional norms. (f)

Implements professional norms for collaborative work that promote respect, transparency, equity, integrity, fairness, trust, and perseverance among school staff. (d, f).

Demonstrates effective ethical and professional communication skills that reflect knowledge and acceptance of all students, staff backgrounds, social-emotional well-being, disabilities and cultures. (e)

Places children at the center of education and accepts appropriate responsibility for each student's academic success and well-being. (e.g. Climate surveys – questions related to student success and well-being, Observation - principal interaction with students)

Holds others in the school community accountable for adhering to established standards of integrity and ethical behavior. (e.g. Communications; Climate surveys – interaction with staff and students; Data protocol)

Treats others with dignity and respect. (e. g.

review climate survey - data related to cultural

responsiveness)

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PSEL Maryland PSEL Rubric Descriptors - Effective Sample Evidence

Standard 3: Equity and

Cultural Responsiveness

Effective educational leaders

strive for equity of

educational opportunity and

culturally responsive practices

to promote each student’s

academic success and well-

being.

Collaboratively establishes specific and measurable goals for equity3 that are informed by data and are in alignment with student needs. (a, b)

Collaboratively develops and implements an action plan to address the disproportionality of inequities. (a, c, e)

Collects and analyzes data to monitor progress towards achieving equity goals and informing continuous improvement. (c, f)

Partners with stakeholders to provide learning experiences and resources for all student groups that promote cultural responsiveness2 and equitable practices. (c, e)

Aligns and allocates resources to foster equitable student learning environments (This includes but is not limited to access to high-quality instructional materials, effective educators, rigorous courses, and extracurricular experiences.) (c, f)

Holds self and staff accountable for engaging in equitable and culturally responsive practices. (a, g)

Aligns and coordinates student services to address student needs and promote student academic success and well-being. (c)

Recognizes and respects diversity and sees students' and the community's culture as an asset for teaching and learning. (e.g. Outreach efforts; Discussion with community members)

Works with staff to build and maintain a safe, caring, and healthy school environment that encourages student engagement and success. (e.g. Student Handbook – list of clubs, activities, sporting events, resources available to students; Climate Survey – Questions related to student’s academic success and well-being)

Provides full and equitable access to curricular

and extra-curricular programs that address the

needs, interests, and abilities of all students.

(e.g. Student handbook – course listing and

support services, Observation of classrooms;

Teacher questions)

Standard 4: Curriculum,

Instruction and Assessment

Effective educational leaders

develop and support

intellectually rigorous and

coherent systems of

curriculum, instruction, and

assessment to promote each

student’s academic success

and well-being.

Communicates rigorous student learning expectations, assessment information, and instructional practices to parents, students, teachers, and other stakeholder groups. (a)

Provides actionable feedback to teachers that improves implementation of curriculum, assessment, and evidence based instructional practices aligned to an integrated tiered system of supports that meet the diverse needs of student learners. (c, d)

Provides time in the schedule for teachers to collaborate on curriculum, instruction, and assessment within and across grade levels and/or disciplines, to improve coherence and alignment. (a, b)

Implements a formative assessment process to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes (e.g. growth targets). (f, g)

Leads school educators on effective practices that are evidence based to improve instruction (e.g. differentiation, universal design, personalized learning, and specialized instruction). (a, c, d)

Works collaboratively with teachers to collect and share data in an understandable way to monitor and inform improvements in instructional practices for all student groups. (c)

Works collaboratively with staff to analyze student performance data from multiple assessments and to evaluate the curriculum, instructional, and assessment programs. (e.g. curriculum maps, sample assessments)

Monitors instructional practices through collection and reporting of data to ensure fidelity to content standards of district curriculum. (e.g. Walk through data, formal and informal observations)

Holds self and staff accountable for the growth of student achievement across the curriculum. (e.g. data related to teacher evaluation and improvement)

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PSEL Maryland PSEL Rubric Descriptors - Effective Sample Evidence

Standard 5: Community of

Care and Support for

Students

Effective educational leaders

cultivate an inclusive, caring,

and supportive school

community that promotes the

academic success and well-

being of each student.

Establishes, implements, and monitors protocols and processes that foster a safe and secure school environment in alignment with school system policies. (a, e)

Develops, and reinforces student engagement; implements, communicates, and enforces a student code of conduct outlining expectations for positive student behavior in aligned to school system’s policies. (e)

Infuses the school environment with students’ cultures and languages. (f)

Establishes trusting relationships with school staff and community members. (f)

Fosters an environment of respect and rapport based on clear guidelines for appropriate behavior and addresses student conduct in a positive, fair, and unbiased manner (e.g. Student handbook – student conduct code, climate survey data- questions related to appropriate consequences for behavior, discipline data)

Purposefully engages in an ongoing and collaborative assessment of the school climate and culture to ensure the needs of all students are being met. (e.g. School Climate data – student involvement in leadership, School culture data, School Improvement Plan. Student achievement data, Student Support Team, Positive Behavior Intervention System)

Standard 6: Professional

Capacity of School Personnel

Effective educational leaders

develop the professional

capacity and practice of

school personnel to promote

each student’s academic

success and well-being.

Establishes performance expectations for all staff members and holds staff members accountable for meeting expectations through the evaluation cycle in a collaborative process with celebration of success. (d, e, f)

Creates, implements and evaluates plan for staff turnover and succession. (b, g)

Implements strategies to foster the professional growth of staff at all career stages in alignment with school and school system needs (e.g. provides high quality professional learning experiences with follow up coaching). (b, g)

Communicates feedback to assistant principals, teachers, and staff through the observation and evaluation process that is characterized by frequent, individualized, actionable and timely feedback, which informs professional practice. (d, e,)

Manages staff turnover and succession, providing opportunities for effective induction and mentoring of new personnel. (e.g. New teacher mentor program)

Provides job-embedded professional learning and continuous learning experiences that are differentiated, data informed and result in improvements to professional practice, student learning and work life balance for faculty and staff. (e.g. long range professional learning plan, Needs assessment)

Provides an effective system of academic and social supports and accommodations to meet student learning needs. (e.g. 504 plans, Peer tutoring)

Standard 7: Professional

Community for Teachers and

Staff

Effective educational leaders

foster a professional

community of teachers and

other professional staff to

promote each student’s

Establishes workplace conditions for staff that promotes professional learning, collaborative practices, and mutual accountability to advance student learning and socio-emotional well-being. (a, b)

Analyzes data on staff perceptions of school practices and procedures to identify areas of sustainability and growth. (c)

Distributes leadership opportunities to staff for the purpose of advancing student learning and socio-emotional well-being. (b, c, h)

Provides opportunities and structures for staff to learn from each other and design professional learning experiences to improve student learning. (c, e, f, g)

Fosters workplace conditions that promote a professional community emphasizing professional development, sound instructional practices, and student learning. (e.g. Professional Learning Communities meeting agendas, Walk through data; mentoring programs)

Creates a collaborative team culture that encourages continuous individual growth and leadership development (e.g. Professional Learning Community meeting agendas)

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PSEL Maryland PSEL Rubric Descriptors - Effective Sample Evidence academic success and well-

being.

Provides explicit structures for staff to reflect on and strategize for student and school-wide progress that all staff is responsible for. (c, d)

Interacts with staff in a way that reflects trust, transparency, and positive intention which improves professional practice. (e)

Standard 8: Meaningful

Engagement of Families and

Community

Effective educational leaders

engage families and the

community in meaningful,

reciprocal, and mutually

beneficial ways to promote

each student’s academic

success and well-being.

● Establishes a network of partners and community resources to promote student achievement and family and community well-being. (b, e, f, g, j)

● Establishes structures to facilitate continuous engagement of families and community members to support student learning and socio-emotional well-being (e.g. working with families of students with disabilities to be able to fully communicate the student’s needs to teachers and appropriate staff). (a, b)

● Employs a variety of communication strategies to effectively engage in two-way communication with families and community members that support student needs. (c)

● Holds self and staff accountable for regularly engaging with families and community members to support student learning. (e, f)

● Creates reciprocal opportunities throughout the year for collaboration and partnerships that result in improvements in student learning. (b, e, f, g, j).

● Advocates publically on behalf of the school system for the need for family and community support of schools (h, i)

Is highly approachable, accessible, and welcoming to families and members of the community. (e.g. school climate survey, newsletter)

Fosters an environment of respect and understanding within the school and develops mechanisms for managing conflict that result in effective resolutions that promote human dignity. (e.g. school climate survey, parent engagement data)

Encourages active family and community participation in the learning process, develops programs and activities that foster such participation, and builds a school and community focus on increasing student academic success and well-being. (e.g. parent engagement data, attendance data from school/community events)

Employs a wide variety of effective communication strategies to keep students, staff, families, and the community informed and involved in the life of the school and to seek their perspectives on issues affecting the school. (e.g. social media to leverage engagement and awareness)

Standard 9: Operations and

Management

Effective educational leaders

manage school operations

and resources to promote

Advocates for and seeks to acquire resources that meet the needs of staff and students. (c)

Establishes and implements systems to monitor and evaluate resources used to ensure effective resource management in alignment with the school’s vision, mission, and core values (e.g. ensuring that all student groups’ academic needs are being met). (a, c)

Assigns and schedules staff to roles and responsibilities that optimizes their professional capacity to address the learning needs of students (e.g. school

Allocates financial, material, time, and human resources to support curriculum, instruction and assessment; the student learning community; professional capacity and community, and family and community engagement. (e.g. School budget, School Improvement Plan activities, grants and partnerships, student, staff, and community climate survey data)

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PSEL Maryland PSEL Rubric Descriptors - Effective Sample Evidence each student’s academic

success and well-being.

schedule is created with all student groups in mind, meeting accommodation needs for students with disabilities). (b)

Demonstrates ethical and responsible budgeting and accounting practices. (d)

Builds school community understanding of school, local, state, and federal policies to promote student success (e.g. feeder patterns). (h, i)

Develops and manages productive relationships with central office staff and colleagues within the school system to support student learning. (I, j)

Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal mandates. (Safety Drill logs, Emergency Response team plans)

Develops procedures for the effective use of technology within the school. (e.g. Technology use plan, staff handbook)

Standard 10: School

Improvement

Effective educational leaders

act as agents of continuous

improvement to promote

each student’s academic

success and well-being.

● Communicates school improvement as a priority to students, staff, and other stakeholder groups (e.g. parents, community members). (c, d, i)

● Establishes high expectations for student achievement (e.g. all student groups’ needs are identified and met). (c)

● Collaboratively establishes strategic priorities for school improvement informed by data and in alignment with school’s mission, vision, and core values. (b, d)

● Collaborates with stakeholders throughout the cycle of continuous improvement. (d)

● Establishes and implements a shared accountability structure for implementing and monitoring school improvement strategies. (c, i)

● Establishes a master schedule that prioritizes and maximizes student instructional time and teacher professional learning time. (a)

● Establishes and implements a process to diagnose and respond to student learning needs. (b)

● Uses data to prioritize needs and identify evidence-based strategies to address identified needs. (d, g)

● Unifies improvement strategies and resources to align with identified needs. (h, i)

● Establishes and implements a system to monitor progress towards meeting identified improvement goals. (c, d)

● Adjusts improvement strategies as necessary to meet established improvement goals. (d, e)

● Provides opportunities for staff or stakeholders to lead improvement initiatives. (f, j)

● Demonstrates significant gains in student achievement. (a)

Systematically collects and routinely analyzes multiple sources of data to identify targeted improvement efforts and inform decision making. Sources may include norm and criterion-referenced achievement data, behavioral data, student demographics, and other school and community information. (e.g. Climate survey, walk-through data, norm and reference data)

Collaborates systematically with staff, students, parents, and community members to set goals, develop, implement, and monitor School Improvement Plan designed to improve student achievement and enhance student well-being.

Aligns professional learning experiences with the school improvement plan, and focuses on changing adult behaviors that lead to higher levels of student learning. (e.g. faculty meeting agendas, PLC agendas)

Continuously monitors and analyzes progress on the improvement plan and makes appropriate adjustments. (e.g. results of student performance, Committee updates on school improvement plan items)

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Appendix E: Midyear Conference Template

Midyear Conference Analyze the progress that has been made on goals.

PSEL Goals

Goal Standard Number

Evidence to Support Meeting Goal

Support/Professional Learning Needs

Midyear Rating

Goal 1: School Improvement

10

Goal 2:

Goal 3:

Goal 4:

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Student Growth Targets Targets may be written as SMART goals which include the student group and end of cycle target.

Student Growth Target: SMART

Goal Action Plan Milestone Data

Midyear Progress Toward Goals

Target 1:

Target 2:

Next Steps

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Appendix F: End of Year Conference Template

End of Year Conference Template

Discuss end-of-year professional practice and student growth measures.

Professional Practice During the conference the principal and principal supervisor will:

1. Review each standard selected for evaluation.

2. Discuss the evidence that was collected and observed pertaining to each selected standard.

3. Review the PSEL Rubric descriptors for professional practice for each selected standard.

4. Assign a rating (highly effective, effective, developing, or ineffective) to each standard based

upon the review of the rubric.

Focus Standards Standard Number

Evidence (Collected and Observed) End of Year Rating (Highly Effective, Effective,

Developing, Ineffective)

School Improvement

10

Goal 2: TBD

Goal 3: TBD

Goal 4: TBD

Comments:

Next steps:

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Student Growth Targets During the conference the principal and principal supervisor will:

1. Review the data for each SLO target.

2. Assign a rating based upon the following criteria:

a. Exceeds – Student performance exceeded the instructional goal (above the target)

b. Met – Student performance met the instructional goal (within the target)

c. Not Met – One or more student’s performance met the instructional goal but the goal

overall did not meet the target

d. Incomplete – SLO not completed or no student’s performance met the instructional

goal.

Student Growth Target: SMART Goal

Final Data for Review Final Rating

Target 1:

Target 2:

Comments:

Next steps:

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Appendix G: Principal Improvement Plan Template

MSDE Performance Improvement Plan – Template This template may be used when a principal supervisor determines that a principal needs improvement on their professional practice. During an Improvement Plan Conference, the principal and principal supervisor will discuss preliminary recommendations. Growth Areas: Identify specific areas recommended for growth related to at least one component of the evaluation. Measurable Goals: List specific measurable goals improving identified areas to an effective level. Resources and Strategies: List specific resources and strategies necessary to support improvement. Evidence: Describe evidence that must be submitted to evaluate growth and improvement in the aforementioned areas growth areas. Timeline for Implementation: Identify a timeline for completion of plan including interim checkpoints.

Administrator’s Signature: _________________________________ Signature indicates that I have carefully reviewed the Performance Improvement Plan and that a conference was held.

Date: ___ / ___ / ______

Evaluator’s Signature: _________________________________ Date: ___ / ___ / ______

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Revisions to the Plan Specify any changes or modifications to the plan that occur during implementation.

Changes or Modifications

Administrator’s Signature: _________________________________ Date: ___ / ___ / ______

Evaluator’s Signature: _________________________________ Date: ___ / ___ / ______

Completion of Performance Improvement Plan

Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Administrator’s Signature: _________________________________ Date: ___ / ___ / ______

Principal Supervisor’s Signature: _________________________________ Date: ___ / ___ / ______

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Appendix H: Final Principal Evaluation Calculation Worksheet

Final Principal Evaluation Calculation Worksheet

Professional Practice Measure – 50%

To calculate the final points for the professional practice complete Table 1:

1. Transfer the End-of-Year Rating from Professional Practice Table on the End-of-Year Conference

Form to Column 2 in Table 1 below.

2. Convert the final rating into points using the conversion of Highly Effective to 100 points; Effective

to 75 points; Developing to 50 points and Ineffective to 25 points.

3. Multiply the conversion points by the percentage weight to calculate the final points.

4. Add the total number of final points to get the total number of points out of 50 for the professional

practice measure.

Table 1: Conversion of the professional practice rating to points

Standard End-of-Year Rating (Highly Effective, Effective,

Developing, Ineffective)

Conversion Points

(Highly Effective = 100;

Effective =75;

Developing =50; Ineffective =25)

Percentage Weight

Final Points

Standard 10: School Improvement

12.5%

Standard TBD:

12.5%

Standard TBD:

12.5%

Standard TBD: 12.5%

TOTAL Box 1

Professional

Practice Points

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Student Growth Measure – 50%

To calculate the final points for the student growth complete Table 2:

1. Transfer the End-of-Year Rating from Student Learning Objective (SLO) Targets table on the End-of-

Year Conference Form to Column 2 in Table 2 below.

2. Convert the final rating into points using the following: Exceeds to 100 points; Met to 75 points; Not

Met to 50 points, or Incomplete to 0 points]

3. Place the Whole School Measure into Table 2. This is a point value and there is no conversation.

4. Multiply the conversion points by the percentage weight to calculate the final points.

5. Add the total number of final points to get the total number of points out of 50 for the professional

practice measure.

Table 2: Conversion of the student growth rating to points

End of Year Rating

To calculate the final points and final rating for the end-of-year rating:

1. Transfer the Final number of points from the professional practice (Box 1) and the student growth to

the chart (Box 2) to Table 3.

2. Sum the two numbers in Table 3.

3. Convert the score to a rating using the following: Highly Effective is 86-100 points; Effective is 72-85

points; Developing is 56 to 71 points and Ineffective is 0-70 points. Check the appropriate rating in

Table 4.

4. Add comments, sign and date the form.

Table 3: Overall point calculation

Measure Total Points

Professional Growth Measure (from Box 1)

Student Growth Measure (from Box 2)

TOTAL

Target

Rating (Exceeds, Met,

Not Met, Incomplete)

Conversion

Points (Exceeds =100;

Met =75;

Not Met = 50; Incomplete =0)

Percentage Weight

Final Points

SLO 1 17.5%

SLO 2 17.5%

Whole School Measure – use worksheets below to calculate the Whole School Measure.

Box 2 15%

TOTAL Box 3

Student

Growth Points

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Table 4: Final overall rating for the year

Total Points

Rating (circle one)

Check the Box

86 -100 Highly Effective

72 - 85 Effective

56 - 71 Developing

0 - 70 Ineffective

Principal’s Signature: _________________________________ Date: ___ / ___ / ______

Principal Supervisor’s Signature: _________________________________ Date: ___ / ___ / ______

Comments:

Next Steps:

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Appendix I: Whole School Measure Calculation Worksheet

Whole School Measure The tables below are representative of the components of Maryland’s Accountability Framework for

Elementary and High School.

Elementary and Middle School

Whole School Measure Component

Component Percentage

Overall Points

Performance Composite for English/Language Arts and Math

20%

Growth for English/Language Arts and Math

25%

Credit for Completion of a Well-rounded Curriculum

10%

Progress in Achieving English Language Proficiency

10%

Chronic Absenteeism 15%

Climate Survey (available 2018-2019)

10%

Opportunities/Access to a Well-rounded Curriculum

10%

FINAL WHOLE SCORE RATING 100% The score will be provided by Maryland State

Department of Education, Division of Assessment, Accountability and Information Technology.

A detailed description of each component and indicator may be found in the Maryland Every Student Succeeds Act Consolidated State Plan2

2http://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/ESSA/ESSAMDSubmissionConsolidatedStatePlan011018.pdf

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High School

Whole School Measure Component

Component Percentage

Overall Points

Performance composite for English/Language Arts and Math

30%

Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate Composite

15%

Progress in Achieving English Language Proficiency

10%

On-track in 9th Grade 5%

Credit for Completion of a Well-rounded Curriculum

5%

Chronic Absenteeism 15%

Survey 10%

Opportunities/Access to a Well-rounded Curriculum

10%

FINAL WHOLE SCORE RATING

100% The score will be provided by Maryland State Department of

Education, Division of Assessment, Accountability and Information Technology.

A detailed description of each component and indicator may be found in the Maryland Every Student Succeeds Act Consolidated State Plan3

3 A detailed description of each component and indicator may be found in the Maryland Every

Student Succeeds Act Consolidated State Plan

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